Thoreau on Civil Disobedience and Law
Editorial excerpt cites Henry David Thoreau questioning whether to obey unjust laws, amend them, or transgress now. It frames civil disobedience as a deliberate response to state power and legality.
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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1971
Page
2
Editorial excerpt cites Henry David Thoreau questioning whether to obey unjust laws, amend them, or transgress now. It frames civil disobedience as a deliberate response to state power and legality.
EPA Administrator William Ruckelshaus announced a 72 horsepower four cylinder prototype engine built for a Army quarter ton jeep meets the 1976 antipollution standards. Ford led the effort with Texaco and other partners and expects further durability testing and transmissions options to improve mileage.
Livestock markets show hog prices rising modestly in Denver with loads of young hogs quoted at 20.25 to 19.75 and lighter hogs near 14.50 to 15.50 while Omaha reports moderately active trading with barrows and gilts up to 25 higher and several lots around 19.50 to 20.00 for 193 to 225 pound hogs. Cattle and calves remain limited with 1,200 cattle and 200 calves listed and steer and heifer offerings not sufficient for market test.
County officials warn solid waste planning will shift road maintenance and snow plowing costs to an already strained budget. Construction on a Schweitzer Basin condominium began without approval, while a Bonner County 40 acre landfill near Dickensheet Road at Priest Lake passes soil tests and gains a conditional road work permit.
Former state police officer Harlan E Chadwell was sentenced by District Judge Gus Carr Anderson to 60 days in jail on 30 consecutive weekends for stealing a shotgun from a Montpelier hardware store. He was fined $500 and ordered to reimburse the store. Chadwell pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday.
A federal court fined Randy J. Eppers of Post Falls Idaho 500 and barred him from further Packers and Stockyards Act violations. The government accused him of operating as a livestock dealer at Posted stockyards on 25 occasions between July 1970 and March last year without proper registration and bonding.
Cattle steady with steers at 1,050 pounds selling 32.25 and three loads of 925 pound heifers at 32.00. Cutter cows and canner cows priced 19.00 to 21.25. Sheep at 50. No sufficient offer for market test.
A Bonner County opinion urges hiring a full time planner with a masters in residential planning to assist the Planning and Zoning Commission. The piece argues that professional guidance is essential amid development pressures and environmental concerns. It ends by inviting donations to the Lisa Curless Fund.
Steven R. Rush a 37 year old from Ottawa Ontario Canada was fined 500 and given six months jail for reckless driving and another six months for drunk driving after a 55 mile high speed chase in Washington State. Rush was captured after officers boxed in his car near the freeway median but no injuries occurred.
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